I built my house beside the wood
So I could hear you singing
And it was sweet and it was good
And love was all beginning
Fare thee well my nightingale
‘Twas long ago I found you
Now all your songs of beauty fail
The forest closes ‘round you
The sun goes down behind a veil
‘Tis now that you would call me
So rest in peace my nightingale
Beneath your branch of holly
Fare thee well my nightingale
I lived but to be near you
Tho‘ you are singing somewhere still
I can no longer hear you
Dedicata a Carl Anderson (1945-2004)
Testo e musica di Leoanrd Cohen e Anjani Thomas
Prodotta da Anjani Thomas e Ed Sanders
Arrangiata da Anjani Thomas
Voce, chitarra e scacciapensieri: Leonard Cohen
Voce e pianoforte: Anjani Thomas
Basso: Stan Sargent
Batteria: Johnny Friday